Matathumba | 1961 NW Col

A UK expedition to Matathumba in 1961 via NW Col, led by John Tyson. Summit reached on 16th May 1961. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2798
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Peak ID	MATA
Year	1961
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Col
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	John Tyson
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Nepaljung->Jajarkot->Kaigaon
Basecamp Date	1961-05-04
Summit Date	1961-05-16
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	12
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	5767
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed unnamed peak of Sisne Himal (1st ascent)
Campsites	BC(04/05),C1,C2,Smt(16/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2440657
Year	1961
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw col

Members

Field	Value
ID	22221
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	MATA
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	John Baird
Last Name	Tyson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1928
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Rugby, Warwick, England
Occupation	Schoolmaster
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5767
Summit Date 1	1961-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1928-2014) Died 10 March 2014
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2423394
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john baird tyson
Year of Birth	1928
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22222
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	MATA
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	John Dekker
Last Name	Earle
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1929
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5767
Summit Date 1	1961-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-1951
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john dekker earle
Year of Birth	1929
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22223
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	MATA
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	James
Last Name	Burnet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1930
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Bristol, Avon, England
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5767
Summit Date 1	1961-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2424373
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james burnet
Year of Birth	1930
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26501
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	MATA
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Ang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	12
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26502
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	MATA
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khunde, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5767
Summit Date 1	1961-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	49
Checksum	-1956
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26503
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	MATA
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Ang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5767
Summit Date 1	1961-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-22
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26504
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	MATA
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Ang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Cook
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	12
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
John Baird Tyson	M	1928	UK	Leader	Rugby, Warwick, England	Schoolmaster	Details Other expeditions
John Dekker Earle	M	1929	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
James Burnet	M	1930	UK	Climber	Bristol, Avon, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering Sherpa	M	1934	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khunde, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Cook	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1032
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Reference ID	01
Year	1961
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Tyson, John
Title	Three Months in West Nepal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1961
Language	-
Citation	23:89-99 (1961)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1035
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Reference ID	02
Year	1961
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Tyson, John
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1962
Language	-
Citation	36:269 (1962)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1160
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Reference ID	03
Year	1961
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Tyson, John
Title	Three Months in West Nepal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1962
Language	-
Citation	67:120-129 (May 1962)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1239
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Reference ID	04
Year	1961
Type	2
Journal	MW
Author	Tyson, John
Title	Unexplored West Nepal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	92-101 (1962-63)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13290
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Reference ID	05
Year	1961
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196226900/Asia-Nepal-Kanjiroba-Himal-Sisne-Himal-etc
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13741
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Reference ID	06
Year	1961
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/23/10/three-months-in-west-nepal/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13929
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	MATA61101
Reference ID	07
Year	1961
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1962_files/AJ%201962%20120-129%20Tyson%20W%20Nepal.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
MATA61101	HJ	Tyson, John	Three Months in West Nepal	-	23:89-99 (1961)	-
MATA61101	AAJ	Tyson, John	-	-	36:269 (1962)	-
MATA61101	AJ	Tyson, John	Three Months in West Nepal	-	67:120-129 (May 1962)	-
MATA61101	MW	Tyson, John	Unexplored West Nepal	-	92-101 (1962-63)	-
MATA61101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196226900/Asia-Nepal-Kanjiroba-Himal-Sisne-Himal-etc	-	-	-
MATA61101	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/23/10/three-months-in-west-nepal/	-	-	-
MATA61101	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1962_files/AJ%201962%20120-129%20Tyson%20W%20Nepal.pdf	-	-	-